A judge sentenced a Zion man to 12 years in prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography following an investigation by the Illinois attorney general and police. Darin Richardson, 52, of Zion, was charged with 15 counts of possession of child pornography, which are Class 2 felonies. In November, Richardson pleaded […]
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Judge sentences McHenry man to 180 days in jail after he pleads guilty to sexually abusing child
A McHenry man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child was sentenced Wednesday to 180 days in jail and released from custody with credit for time served. Leoncio Renteria-Castilla, 55, of the 3800 block of Waukegan Road in McHenry, was indicted last July on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a […]
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Marengo man charged with sexually assaulting juvenile family member in McHenry County
A Marengo man is facing nearly a dozen charges for sexually assaulting a child family member on multiple occasions in McHenry County over the span of several years. David W. Flynn, 54, a transient of Marengo, was recently charged in three separate cases filed in McHenry County Circuit Court. Flynn was charged on March 25 […]
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Harvard man gets 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography
A Harvard man who was charged with distributing child pornography has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to reduced charges. Scott M. Thomas, 31, of the 900 block of North Hart Street in Harvard, was indicted on four counts of distributing child pornography, two of which are Class X felonies and […]
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Man charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl at storage facility in Zion
A 50-year-old man was arrested after prosecutors say he sexually assaulted a teenage girl after she entered a unit at a storage facility in Zion this past week. Paul E. Kucharski, 50, of the 2600 block of Gilead Avenue in Zion, was arrested on Friday by the Zion Police Department, court records show. Prosecutors said […]
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16 years in prison for Fox River Grove man convicted of sexually assaulting child
A Fox River Grove man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after being convicted at trial of sexually assaulting a child in McHenry County. Korem Johanson, 39, of the 8900 block of Gardner Road in Fox River Grove, was charged in July 2019 with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a […]
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$500,000 bond for Antioch man accused of using social media to try to meet child for sex
An Antioch man was arrested after he used social media to try and meet up with a 14-year-old boy for sex. The “boy” was actually a police detective. Douglas Bedini, 43, of Antioch, was charged with indecent solicitation of a child, a Class 3 felony, and sexual exploitation of a child, a Class A misdemeanor. […]
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24 years in prison for Woodstock man who repeatedly sexually assaulted young child
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for sexually assaulting a young child family member on at least nine occasions. James W. Seekings, 49, of the 2300 block of Linden Drive in Woodstock, was charged with nine counts of predatory criminal sexual assault on a child and one count of aggravated […]
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24 years in prison for man convicted of sexually assaulting young child in Lake in the Hills
A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a young child in Lake in the Hills. Steven D. West, 38, of the 0-99 block of East Camp McDonald Road in Prospect Heights, was charged with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under […]